By Paul Steven Brown 

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the all seven issues of the Justice League: Cry for Justice mini-series published by DC Comics. 

If ever there was a comic book series or mini-series that made for a solid case that the era of gritty realism in mainstream superhero comic books has ran its course, it’s Justice League: Cry for Justice. I do not, by any means, demand that there not be any darkness or edginess in superhero comics, but mainstream titles published by Marvel Comics, and in this case, DC Comics should be approached with a little more care. When a horrific event occurs that involves a character such as Superman or Spider-Man, if not played just right, can appear as a cheap attempt to shock and create buzz. 

INTERVIEW WITH Dan McDaid

by Isaac Dilbert

I was never a fan of Jack Kirby(oh here comes the hate email (Tax1463@aol.com send it here), but Jersey Gods a title from Image comics has recently gotten me to expand my view of other comics. With interesting story and amazing art, that of Mr Brunswick and Dan McDaid respectively, this edition of Nerdy Wordy, Mr McDaid takes time out from his gods to lend the good word.

DILBERT:Where are you originally from?  

McDAID : I hail from Cornwall, in the SouthWest of England. It's a nice place to visit, but you wouldn't want to live there. I'm kidding - you don't even want to visit. No, I'm kidding - it's lovely. But you wouldn't want to live there. What was the question again?  

INTERVIEW WITH Alex Grecian

by Isaac Dilbert

When I was younger I always had a fascination with the supernatural and unexplained myths and monsters. Everything from big foot to UFOS always made me wonder. As silly as people thought, hey this world's way to $@#%ing big to not have weird shit all over. Alex Grecian is a writer who refreshingly keeps my hope for monsters, myths and the unexplained alive. Alex Grecian gets into Proof and where the hit series is heading, in this volume of Nerdy Wordy. Oh and PS I devoured the first 3 volumes of Proof recently, and HIGHLY recommend it.

DILBERT:Can you tell us a little about Proof?  

GRECIAN :Proof is about a middle-aged cop, an orphan, who’s spent most of his adult life searching for his family. In this case, the orphan is Bigfoot. John “Proof” Prufrock was discovered by the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1805, was raised in secret by Thomas Jefferson, and was eventually put to work by the government in 1969, to track down other oddities in the animal kingdom.

Welcome to another installment of “The Secret Ingredient of Chew” where we talk to the creative team behind the hit Image Comic series Chew.  This month we talk about the first part of the second story arc International Flavor.   

The Comic Addiction: So we jump into the second story arc with Tony getting a new, old partner.  John Colby is back.  Was this always part of the original plan?

JL: Always. I always thought it was funny that people assumed Tony and Colby hate each other, because there was a line in #1 where they said exactly that. Thing is, nobody who hated each other would ever talk like that, so it was misdirection. Chu and Colby are more like a somewhat dysfunctional couple that constantly bickers, but ultimately have each other’s back.

INTERVIEW WITH NICK

by Isaac Dilbert

On a busy night in Williamsburg NY, the streets are noisy, the people run rampant, and the parties are just beginning. But one man plugs away at his masterpiece, With two books coming out of Image comics and another on its way Nick Spencer and word of his current comic work Existence 2.0 and Forgetless is already making their way into the hearts of many fanboys and fangirls world wide.

A very kind, well spoken and passionate, new writer Nick Spencer takes a phone call and break from his busy schedule to let us indie lovers and comic fans in on his thoughts, current projects and how a boy now man from the Midwest gets to work his dream job.

The Comic Addiction: So we are through the first story arc now.  How much of a rollercoaster have the first five issues been for you guys?

JL: It’s hard to believe there have only been five issues. On the other hand, I am currently writing issue #9, and sometimes I’m shocked that we’re this far this fast. It’s all be very unbelievable, but in the best possible way.

Review by Andrew Griffiths

Rating: PG

RRP: £14.99

With it's memorable theme tune and familiar characters, X-Men: The Animated Series always held a dear place in my heart, forged in the misspent hours of my youth.  As with anything that you hold dear as a child, there is always a worry that re-visiting it in your maturity might tar those memories and prove that the reality is not quite what the candy-coated youthful mind once remembered. Such has been the fate of other seemingly perfect memories, and shows like "Dungeons & Dragons" and "Dogtanion & The Three Muskehounds" no longer hold the reverence they once had earned from me.

Thankfully for X-Men:  The Animated Series, the

Review by Antony Ellis 

Rating: PG

RRP: £19.99

You were either an X-Men: The Animated Series kid, or a Spider-Man: The Animated Series kid when growing up in the nineties and I was the former, so it was a somewhat new experience to be crossing lines and reviewing Spidey's animated adventures. 

Concluding the selection of classic Marvel series out on DVD in the UK this October is Spider-Man (1994): The Complete Season Five, which is the concluding season of the longest running Spider-Man animated series. 

Rating: PG

RRP: £14.99

It can be a tough life being your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man.  Not only does he have a whole rogue’s gallery of villains constantly causing trouble for him, but if J. Jonah Jameson has his way then the web-slinger himself may just end up behind bars.

A real treat for hardcore Spidey fans, Volume 3 of the original animated series swings its way onto our shelves on this month.  Digitally remastered for improved sound and visual quality, this is a must have for collectors of all things Spider-Man.  This new edition also offers a choice of six different subtitled languages in which to enjoy our hero’s antics.